Shahabad
Winner — 1980
Shahabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 817 votes separated winner from runner-up.
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANSHI DHAR |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 23,251 | 44.1% |
| 2 | JAGAN SINGH | JNP(SC) | 22,434 | 42.5% |
| 3 | BABU RAM SAGAR | 1,780 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | RAJA RAM | BJP | 1,698 | 3.2% |
| 5 | PREM SINGH | IND | 1,244 | 2.4% |
| 6 | BENI RAM | IND | 1,188 | 2.3% |
| 7 | CHHUTAN | IND | 443 | 0.8% |
| 8 | CHARAN SINGH | IND | 369 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SIYA RAM ARYA | IND | 341 | 0.7% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (19th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
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4 locationsA large mound, the site of an ancient temple, where life sized statues
A large mound, the site of an ancient temple, where life sized statues
Tomb of the grand son of Abdul Ghafur Shah and Mosque
Tomb of the grand son of Abdul Ghafur Shah and Mosque
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